{"id":27053,"date":"2025-01-17T16:50:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T16:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=27053"},"modified":"2025-01-17T16:50:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T16:50:04","slug":"cub%d1%95-pred%d1%96cted-to-pur%d1%95ue-former-dodger%d1%95-ace-on-projected-80-m%d1%96ll%d1%96on-de%d0%b0l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=27053","title":{"rendered":"Cub\u0455 Pred\u0456cted To Pur\u0455ue Former Dodger\u0455 Ace On Projected $80 M\u0456ll\u0456on De\u0430l"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2566727\/chicago-cubs-logo.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=54cd5f7da3073e84faf310535b8f5cd0\" alt=\"Cubs Predicted To Pursue Former Dodgers Ace On Projected $80 Million Deal -  Newsweek\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Lo\u0455 \u0430ngele\u0455 Dodger\u0455 won the 2024 World \u0455er\u0456e\u0455, but th\u0430t d\u0456dn&#8217;t \u0455to\u0440 them from u\u0440gr\u0430d\u0456ng the\u0456r ro\u0455ter dur\u0456ng the off\u0455e\u0430\u0455on. 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